Michigan lawmakers ended their lame-duck session last week bleary-eyed, leaving the Capitol not long before dawn after passing legislation that had been caught up in bartering over a road funding package.

Gov. Rick Snyder and his wife Sue have released a video greeting (http://1.usa.gov/1JS6acy ) to Michigan residents, wishing them a happy holiday season but urging them to keep in mind those less fortunate than themselves and those who serve in the...

Meb Keflezighi strode alone down Boylston Street, past the patched-up sidewalks and re-opened restaurants that line the path to the Boston Marathon finish line. On his race bib he had the names of those killed there by a pair of homemade bombs, and...